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Welcome to Small Biz Matters, where IBJ discusses issues of interest to small-business owners and entrepreneurs. I'm your host, Associate Editor Andrea Davis.
Recent Blog Posts
State SBDC network to get new director
December 14, 2011
Comments(0)Indiana’s Small Business Development Center network soon will have a new leader. Jeff Heinzmann, state director since
2007, resigned effective Dec. 1.
MoreWhat's New: Indy NUT House
December 7, 2011
Comments(2)Meet Margaret Broderick and Mike Lehane, who opened Indy NUT House in May to sell “nice, useable things" to home
rehabbers.
MoreWhat's New: Acting Up Productions
November 30, 2011
Comments(0)Meet Brian Noffke and Beth Hofmann, who opened acting school/production company/art gallery Acting Up Productions in downtown
Greenfield in late summer.
MoreAngling for a piece of the pie
November 28, 2011
Comments(0)As consumers were nursing their Black Friday hangovers and warming up their clicking fingers ahead of Cyber Monday, entrepreneurs
nationwide had their sights set on Small Business Saturday.
MoreDevelopment groups form alliance
November 22, 2011
Comments(0)Business Ownership Initiative of Indiana has big plans for its 15th year, including a new location, a new partner and a new
strategy for delivering its services.
MoreWhat did you do this weekend?
November 21, 2011
Comments(0)Dozens of enterprising entrepreneurs spent 54 hours planning new businesses as part of Startup Weekend Indianapolis.
MoreWhat's New: CrossFit NapTown
November 16, 2011
Comments(5)This week, we meet ex-IUPUI soccer players Peter Brasovan and Jared Byczko, who opened CrossFit NapTown last month in a Delaware
Street building that once housed an FBI tactical team.
MoreWhat's New: Technical Threads
November 9, 2011
Comments(2)Meet Adam Howell and Matt Simon, who left “high-dollar, high-profile and high-pressure” sales jobs to launch a
company distributing industrial fasteners.
MoreWhat's New: The Make-Up Shop
November 2, 2011
Comments(3)In this week's startup profile, we meet Brenda and Jennifer Sotolongo, professional makeup artists who want to teach others
how to apply cosmetics. Their Fishers shop opened in August.
MoreCashing out: An entrepreneur's dream or nightmare?
October 31, 2011
Comments(0)Some would say Larry Howald accomplished every small-business owner’s dream: Selling his company to a big competitor
for “good” money.
MoreWhat's New: Amy's PJs
October 26, 2011
Comments(0)This week, we meet Amy Graham, who opened upscale pajama boutique Amy’s PJs in Indianapolis on Oct. 1.
MoreFlexibility lets firms focus on products, not processes
October 24, 2011
Comments(3)Can small-business owners afford to loosen their control of employees’ schedules? Can they afford not to?
MoreWhat's New: My Toy Garden
October 19, 2011
Comment(1)In this week's startup profile, we meet Janet Pillsbury, who opened My Toy Garden in Carmel last month.
MoreVenture for America aims to help startups
October 12, 2011
Comments(2)Modeled after the Teach for America program that trains recent college grads for two-year stints as educators, the initiative
would put other graduates to work at fledgling companies.
MoreApple's Jobs lived entrepreneurial dream
October 6, 2011
Comments(0)The director of IU's Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation said Steve Jobs “epitomized the revolutionary
genius that through hard work, determination and a maverick spirit, our world can be changed by one person.”
MoreJobs bill aims to give small business a boost
October 5, 2011
Comments(0)The American Jobs Act, which President Obama unveiled Sept. 8, includes several provisions intended to encourage small-business
hiring. But would it really help?
MoreWhat does Facebook tell your banker?
September 26, 2011
Comment(1)In addition to the expected factors like a potential borrower’s credit history and business plan, lenders increasingly
are weighing intangibles such as moral character.
MoreIs being your own boss overrated?
September 22, 2011
Comments(6)Freedom and flexibility are long-term goals for many entrepreneurs, but getting there is anything but easy.
MoreCritics: Patent overhaul could hurt startups
September 14, 2011
Comment(1)When the Senate passed legislation last week overhauling the U.S. patent system, large multinational corporations like Eli
Lilly and Co. rejoiced. But small-business advocates cried foul, saying the changes would put innovative startups at a disadvantage.
MoreShould city do more to aid small biz?
September 7, 2011
Comments(8)Both candidates in the Indianapolis mayor's race have promised to help small businesses as part of their economic development
efforts—to different degrees.
MoreTo franchise or not to franchise
August 24, 2011
Comments(0)Are new small-business owners better off buying a franchise these days, or should they go it alone?
MoreStuffing the 'best of Indy' ballot box
August 19, 2011
Comments(5)Sure, it’s nice to be able to say you’re the best cat wrangler in central Indiana, but does it bring customers
through the door?
MoreSurvey: Social media pays off
August 12, 2011
Comments(0)If there’s one thing most small-business owners don’t have in abundance, it’s time. But investing more of
that precious resource in social media appears to be worth the effort—if it’s done right.
MoreAre benefits the key to happy employees?
August 9, 2011
Comment(1)Employee retention will be a challenge as the economy recovers—and that could hit smaller firms especially hard.
MoreSmall biz outlook: All doom and gloom?
August 3, 2011
Comments(3)The National Small Business Association’s 2011 Mid-Year Economic Report, released Wednesday, shows that small-business
owners are losing confidence in an economic recovery.
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See, I told u Indyman and Dipsicle....this 8 days is overkill. It's barely worth a weekend....great job Tony George! Your dream has been fulfilled....he fans want the I r l back. Thats how good it was.....and that sucked.
I have been in training for a short time now but right off I can see that safety and quality are the number one issues, my experience as of late has been a positive one, the employees along with Jeff the plant manager and the operation supervisor as well as the engineers are a highly motivated group of people, what an asset for the area to have and for company's in need of a quality metal products.
Pimlico
While I understand the severity of their actions as well as everyones eagerness to hold them responsible for thier lost funds, these gentlemen did know how to make money. Dispite thier poor decisions over the ownership of Fair they had made several wise investments which paid them greatly. This proves they do have the potential to rebuild so they can repay. I do not feel they should live the life of luxuary but given an opportunity could they find ways of repaying the debts? They are doing nothing now but being a burden on tax payers. Just a thought!!!!!
You guys have some "interesting" comments to say the least. I hope you will call in and share those opinions starting June 1. I'm looking forward to having you on the air.